The shot children were a 5-year-old boy, a 6-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy, police said. The New York Daily News said the shooting occurred around 6 p.m. on December 6.

Wechsler waited inside the family’s home and ambushed them, according to the newspaper. “Investigators believe the offender broke in to the family’s home when they weren’t there, and he waited for them to return. He ambushed the family and shot the three children and their mother. The female victim who is 36 years old is still in critical condition,” the Albuquerque police said in a press release.

2. Wechsler Was Angry Because He Wasn’t Allowed to Give the Children Christmas Gifts

3. The Mother & Wechsler Had a Previous Romantic Relationship & He Was on Five Dating Sites

Although the children’s mother and Wechsler had been involved in a romantic relationship, it was short term. Albuquerque police said in a statement, “Preliminary investigation reveals he was dating the mother of the children. She broke off the relationship and had repeatedly asked him not to contact her or the kids.”

KOB said the killer had profiles on five dating sites, describing himself as a “good man. loving, caring and loyal” who wanted a woman “willing to act ridiculous right along with me.”

According to KOB, Wechsler had punched his brother in the jaw, breaking his teeth, and stalked a previous girlfriend by “sitting outside her work, watching her through binoculars while armed with a gun.”

KRQUE said Wechsler, according to his Facebook page, “worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield and graduated from Highland High. He also worked as a corrections officer at the Downtown jail until it closed.”

The police said: “Wechsler does not have a felony criminal history with the Albuquerque Police Department that investigators have found at this point. Court records show that Wechsler plead guilty to misdemeanor stalking and misdemeanor assault in 2002.”

He was also transported to the hospital and underwent a mental evaluation after threatening to commit suicide in November of 2016, the police said.

Let’s arm ALL single mothers with guns so this kind of thing never happens again. Sure, there’ll be kids shooting themselves and each other, but it’s a small price to pay for that temporary feeling of safety and power. *rolls her eyes* No, more guns is NEVER the answer to gun violence!

So a roll of the eyes will protect you from a criminal with a gun? Good thinking, gosh I hope I have the presence of mind to pull out my peace pipe and Feel the Bern bumper sticker to stop any criminals from harming my family if I’m ever in that situation!! Thanks for being the voice of reason here, I was starting to think that defending yourself and your family by any means necessary is a basic American constitutional right… close call #amiright

So, how is being armed going to protect you from an ambush? Nutbags take you by surprise. Should she have been packing on her hip? Gee, had it been in her purse, and she quickly fumbled to get it….Oh, too late. Shot in the head. It always tickles me how people think that just the mere fact of having a gun is going to save them from the boogeyman. The circumstances would have to be just right to pull it off and save your family. Nope, mace, pepper spray, anything like that might have bought her some time. But doubtful. If someone wants to kill you, they WILL.